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Medicine
* There were more than 2,600 active patient care physicians in Hawaii in 2000. With 217 physicians per 100,000 population, Hawaii was higher than the national ratio of 198 physicians per 100,000. Hawaii ranked 10th among states in physicians per capita.
* Hawaii had 79 active primary care physicians per 100,000 population in 2000, higher than the rate of 69 per 100,000 for the entire country.
* Medical schools in Hawaii graduated 53 new physicians in 2000. Hawaii graduated fewer new physicians per 100,000 population (4.4) than did the entire United States (6.4) and ranked 36th among the 46 states with medical schools in medical school graduates per capita.
* There were 56 physician assistants practicing in Hawaii in 2000. This was equal to 4.6 physician assistants per 100,000 population, significantly less than the national rate of 14.4.
National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Highlights from the Health Workforce Profile
Now isn't that wonderful, what year was that report? Why is it that children were dropped from the roles of the insured? Why are politicians in Hawaii complaining about costs? If this is such a wonderful program that was implemented by the Hawaii govt. that other states haven't adopted it and implemented it on the mainland. Could it be that the MA program is more the norm?
I have seen no evidence that the Federal Govt. can operate a Hawaii program on a national scale.